East Gloucestershire Cricket Club Ground

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East Gloucestershire Cricket Club Ground
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Ground information
Location Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Establishment1883 (first recorded match)
Team information
Gloucestershire (1888 & 1903)
As of 11 September 2010
Source: Ground profile

East Gloucestershire Cricket Club Ground was a cricket ground in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1883, when East Gloucestershire played Worcestershire. [1]

In 1888, Gloucestershire played Nottinghamshire in the grounds first first-class match. The second and final first-class match held on the ground came in 1903 when Gloucestershire played the Gentlemen of Philadelphia. [2]

No longer used for cricket, today the site of the ground is by the East Gloucestershire Tennis Club. [3]

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References

  1. Other matches played on East Gloucestershire Cricket Club Ground
  2. First-Class Matches played on East Gloucestershire Cricket Club Ground
  3. "East Gloucestershire Tennis Club". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2010.

Coordinates: 51°53′13″N2°04′02″W / 51.88690°N 2.06722°W / 51.88690; -2.06722